BurntUp
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Hello everyone!
New here for the past couple weeks but I must first say that this is without a doubt the BEST place to gather resources on growing, smoking, cutting, trimming, feeding, loving, dancing (o.k. no "dancing", well maybe if the bud is good enough).
That aside...
These are my 3x 2010 outdoor bag-seedlings. This is my first grow, and I decided to go outdoor because I sprouted some seeds for fun just to see what it was like, and before I know it they are this big (About 3 weeks old, seedlings).
When the sprouts were planted the root was about .5 in long, which I have read most people agree is the best length to plant at.
Making the proper beds for these, I planted root down, with the shell just above the soil.
Now this is where I'll go into detail about my soil, as well as my mistakes (I'm not afraid to admit I had no idea what I'm doing, but "live and learn" is my favorite motto).
I began the seedlings in some topsoil I personally dug from a local field where horses shit everywhere.
I thought this would be good because of all the horse shit, but was wrong. The soil was the wrong consistency, too clay-like. Compacted, didn't drain well, etc.
After realizing this, and seeing my poor girls suffer, I had to make a decision. Either I let them die (fuck that) or I emergency transplant them a bit early into proper medium.
I chose the latter.
The following pics are 1 week after that transplant, making them 3 weeks old.
2/3 of them seemed shocked from this (expected this) and I was starting to think they were root-bound, which they still may be, due to continued development in that initial soil.
The other, my baby girl, is getting fatter every day, and I think she is completely out of shock finally and starting to reach the better soil.
I'm only watering these guys about every 3 days, they are sitting in 14 hours of direct field sunlight hidden on the south side of my barn which just so happen to be white and is reflecting light perfectly. The weather conditions have been fair (no rain yet) excluding a couple of chilly nights (no frost, they didn't seem to mind).
Once again, this site is amazing, so much information here!
For future reference, thanks for all input. I will be posting pics to this thread weekly whether they live or die.
The best part of this whole experience, is I don't expect to succeed.
Wait...that sounds crazy right? Nope. I realize this is my first grow, I started wrong, and they may very well fail to yield, or even grow past veggie.
Thanks everyone for sharing this wonderful experience with me, I have been smoking different kinds of marijuana for recreational use for the better part of a year now (the only medical benefit I can say I receive is it lowers my anxiety, and helps some mild back pain, but I realize there are people out there who literally need this drug to have any quality of life).
I feel like I know the basics of Marijuana very well, but I'm always eager to learn more about this fascinating piece of nature.
Sorry to ramble!
Keep growing everyone!
New here for the past couple weeks but I must first say that this is without a doubt the BEST place to gather resources on growing, smoking, cutting, trimming, feeding, loving, dancing (o.k. no "dancing", well maybe if the bud is good enough).
That aside...
These are my 3x 2010 outdoor bag-seedlings. This is my first grow, and I decided to go outdoor because I sprouted some seeds for fun just to see what it was like, and before I know it they are this big (About 3 weeks old, seedlings).
When the sprouts were planted the root was about .5 in long, which I have read most people agree is the best length to plant at.
Making the proper beds for these, I planted root down, with the shell just above the soil.
Now this is where I'll go into detail about my soil, as well as my mistakes (I'm not afraid to admit I had no idea what I'm doing, but "live and learn" is my favorite motto).
I began the seedlings in some topsoil I personally dug from a local field where horses shit everywhere.
I thought this would be good because of all the horse shit, but was wrong. The soil was the wrong consistency, too clay-like. Compacted, didn't drain well, etc.
After realizing this, and seeing my poor girls suffer, I had to make a decision. Either I let them die (fuck that) or I emergency transplant them a bit early into proper medium.
I chose the latter.
The following pics are 1 week after that transplant, making them 3 weeks old.
2/3 of them seemed shocked from this (expected this) and I was starting to think they were root-bound, which they still may be, due to continued development in that initial soil.
The other, my baby girl, is getting fatter every day, and I think she is completely out of shock finally and starting to reach the better soil.
I'm only watering these guys about every 3 days, they are sitting in 14 hours of direct field sunlight hidden on the south side of my barn which just so happen to be white and is reflecting light perfectly. The weather conditions have been fair (no rain yet) excluding a couple of chilly nights (no frost, they didn't seem to mind).
Once again, this site is amazing, so much information here!
For future reference, thanks for all input. I will be posting pics to this thread weekly whether they live or die.
The best part of this whole experience, is I don't expect to succeed.
Wait...that sounds crazy right? Nope. I realize this is my first grow, I started wrong, and they may very well fail to yield, or even grow past veggie.
Thanks everyone for sharing this wonderful experience with me, I have been smoking different kinds of marijuana for recreational use for the better part of a year now (the only medical benefit I can say I receive is it lowers my anxiety, and helps some mild back pain, but I realize there are people out there who literally need this drug to have any quality of life).
I feel like I know the basics of Marijuana very well, but I'm always eager to learn more about this fascinating piece of nature.
Sorry to ramble!
Keep growing everyone!
